Belated

"Okay. So when Mommy comes in, I give her the flower and greet her. Right, Dad?"

Kakashi sighed as subtly as he can. It was the eleventh time Sakumo verified with him what he was supposed to do. But he knew that his four year old son was just excited. "Exactly," Kakashi said.

Sakumo giggled with delight as he sat on his father's lap, gingerly holding a flower by the stem. Kakashi had been the one to bring the flower home. They were waiting for Rin inside the house, sitting near the door.

"And what do I do after I give Mommy the flower?" the boy asked.

"Hmmm. Maybe you can kiss her or give her a hug," Kakashi replied. Sakumo had also asked that same question before and Kakashi saw how his son seems to be thinking carefully what to do. "Maybe I can give her a popsicle?"

"That would be nice as well," Kakashi said with a smile. The boy giggled again, becoming more and more restless.

Finally, Kakashi heard the faint sound of the doorknob turning and whispered to his son that his mom has arrived from work. Sakumo stood up and Kakashi held him by the shoulders to keep him from running right away to meet Rin.

Once Rin had entered the house and closed the door behind her, she saw her two boys waiting for her. Kakashi gave Sakumo a nod as a go signal.

"Mommy!" Sakumo greeted Rin with a big smile on his face. He had his arms stretched out to give his mom the flower and Rin could not help but smile back. "Happy Valentine's!"

Both Kakashi and Rin were suprised but Kakashi was able to recover first. "Sakumo," he called out softly to his son who turned to him right away. "It's Mother's Day, not Valentines." Rin pretended not to hear.

"Huh?" The boy had a very embarrassed look on his young face. "But... uhh..." He looked at the flower. His mother hasn't taken it from him yet. An idea came to him. "Okay. Mommy can you go back outside then come in again?"

"Surely my dear," Rin said as she hurried out of the door. When she got out, she laughed so hard it took her a couple of minutes to compose herself and go inside the house again. Kakashi had a harder time hiding his laughter, biting his lips to stop himself from laughing out loud. Thankfully, he still had his mask on.

Finally, the door opened again and Rin stepped in.

"Mommy!" Again, Sakumo was beaming at her. "Happy Mother's Day!"